Ponyboy realized Cherry and Marcia weren’t alike because Cherry wouldn’t give in to something if her life depended on it, and Cherry saw nothing wrong with it. Cherry wouldn’t take a coke from Dally, but Marcia saw nothing wrong with a free coke. In what way are Cherry and Marcia Read more…
Ponyboy realizes that, although they come from different classes, he and Cherry watch the same sunset. A blue Mustang cruises by the group. The Mustang belongs to Bob and Randy, Cherry’s and Marcia’s Soc boyfriends. What do Ponyboy and cherry enjoy watching in the evenings? Ponyboy and Cherry see they Read more…
Keith (Two-Bit) Mathews The oldest of the gang, except for Darry, and still a junior in high school at age 18. He is the wisecracking comedian of the gang. Who is the oldest greaser? Characters Name Description Dallas A 17-year-old juvenile delinquent, the roughest of the greasers, close with Johnny. Read more…
In The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, the old, abandoned church on top of Jay Mountain is the place that Johnny and Ponyboy (both members of the Greasers gang) go to run away. What happened to Ponyboy and Johnny at the park? When Johnny Cade and Ponyboy were in the park Read more…
That Johnny will be okay. What lie does Ponyboy tell Johnny in the hospital? That Johnny will be okay. What does Johnny tell Ponyboy at the hospital? When the fight is over, Ponyboy and Dallas return to the hospital to tell Johnny about the fight. While there, Johnny tells them Read more…
Cars represent the Socs power and the greasers’ vulnerability. Because their parents can afford to buy them their “tuff” cars, the Socs have increased mobility and protection. The greasers, who move mostly on foot, are physically vulnerable in comparison to the Socs. What does the Mustang that the Socs drive Read more…
blue Mustang. About four months ago, Johnny was out in a field hunting a football to practice a few kicks, and four Socs drove by in a blue Mustang. They stopped and jumped him, beating Johnny half to death. What cars did the Socs drive-in The Outsiders? The Socs’ blue Read more…
Tulsa, Oklahoma. Ponyboy is a fourteen-year old greaser who lives with his two older brothers, Sodapop and Darry on the lower-class east side of Tulsa, Oklahoma. His parents were killed in an automobile accident just eight months before The Outsiders takes place. What character is Ponyboy from? The OutsidersPonyboy Curtis, Read more…
The Outsiders. The Outsiders is about two weeks in the life of a 14-year-old boy. The novel tells the story of Ponyboy Curtis and his struggles with right and wrong in a society in which he believes that he is an outsider. According to Ponyboy, there are two kinds of Read more…
Why did Pony and Johnny go to Buck Merrill’s place? He gave Pony dry clothes. He also gave them a loaded gun and $50.00. The plan was to jump on a freight train to Windrixville. Why did Pony and Johnny go to Buck Merrill’s Place? They go over to Buck Read more…